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Hawthorn, sometimes called The May Tree. Much planted in field hedgerows of old but will grow from a shrub to a fully fledged tree left to its own devices. I read an interesting comment that it is the only plant in the UK to be named after the month it flowers. That seems surprising but I'm struggling to think of another? Hawthorn is rich in lore and legend as befits a species that can live up to 400 years.